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  • Fatal Fraud by Marie Force

    Fatal Fraud by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Previously title Fatal VengeanceA dangerous truth revealed... A prominent member of the D.C. community has been murdered, pulling Lieutenant Sam Holland into yet another high-stakes homicide investigation that has her trying to connect the dots between a dead woman and the friends and family who’d turned against her right before her untimely death...
  • State of Bliss by Marie Force

    State of Bliss by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When you have their jobs, there’s no such thing as a peaceful vacation…Sam and Nick are ready to get out of DC—and the White House—for a much-needed vacation to celebrate their second anniversary. Due to ongoing political pressures, they decide to scuttle their plans for a return to Bora Bora to stay closer to home at their favorite oceanfront house at Dewey Beach in Delaware...
  • State of the Union by Marie Force

    State of the Union by Marie Force

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s the biggest night of President Nick Cappuano’s life. Will his first lady make it to the Capitol in time for his speech?President Cappuano has been working for months on his first State of the Union address, his highest profile moment yet as the country’s new president...
  • Justin by Kris Michaels

    Justin by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Being CEO of flourishing JK Holdings isn't a sufficient challenge for millionaire restaurateur Justin King. He craves the rush gained by facing danger and triumphing—be it heli-skiing, rappelling, suit jumping from the peaks of Mt. Everest or racing performance cars. But nothing does it for him like breaking into impenetrable fortresses and rifling their vaults for Guardian Security...
  • Rogue Lies by Kathleen Brooks

    Rogue Lies by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The web has begun to untangle. Elizabeth James has been working in the shadows to take down the group that has quietly snatched power in nearly every part of society. But now, Elizabeth is no longer alone. Tate Carlisle was a respected television journalist until an investigation of the wrong person cut her career short. She may be off the air, but she’s not off the job...
  • Into the Dark by Karen Rose

    Into the Dark by Karen Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose returns to the chilling Cincinnati series, and this time, the stakes are higher than ever. Former army ranger Diesel Kennedy considers himself a dead man walking. To help cope with his PTSD, he coaches youth-league soccer, during which he notices two brothers, Joshua and Caleb, who seem to have a troubled home life...
  • Adam by Kris Michaels

    Adam by Kris Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Dr. Adam Cassidy knew two things: life isn’t easy and fate’s a bitch. Adam's last mission cost him an eye, his memory, and any chance of staying with his military brothers-in-arms on Guardian's Alpha Team. After two years he'd scraped together the remnants of his life. He’d refined, rebuilt and pushed on alone...
  • Skylar by Addison Jane

    Skylar by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Skylar thought she’d outrun her past six years ago. Growing up, her life was dictated for her and reinforced with a heavy fist. The people who were meant to love and protect her were those that caused her the most pain. So she risked everything and ran...
  • Hadley by Addison Jane

    Hadley by Addison Jane

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    People change, it's a fact of life. Hadley found that out the hard way after her husband came home one day with darkness in his eyes that she'd never seen before. Realizing that she couldn't allow him to drag her into the shadows, she watched him walk away, thinking she’d be free to move on with her life. But now she was on the run, seeking safety from a man she once vowed to love forever...
  • Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks

    Rising Storm by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Katelyn Jacks was used to being front and center as a model. But she never had to confront the Keeneston Grapevine! After retiring from the runway and returning to town to open a new animal clinic, Katelyn found that her life in the public eye was anything but over...
  • Claiming Felicity by Susan Stoker

    Claiming Felicity by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Falling in love could expose a woman in hiding, in the fourth Ace Security novel from New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker. Former mercenary Ryder Sinclair’s stunning discovery that he has three half brothers in Castle Rock, Colorado, is giving them all the chance to color in the spaces of their tragic pasts...
  • Devil's Hour by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Devil's Hour by Aimee Nicole Walker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Devil’s hour, noun: the hour when the demon or devil who leads hell is at its strongest. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, Royce Locke is no stranger to scrapping and fighting for the things he wants. What he desires most is Sawyer Key—his partner on the force and the man he’s falling in love with...
  • Justice for Erin by Susan Stoker

    Justice for Erin by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Part-time bartender Erin Gardner is friendly to everyone who bellies up to her bar, including the local law enforcement and firefighters who keep her city safe. That’s where she meets game warden Conor Paxton, a regular who she asks to join a canoeing trip she’s leading for her university day job. When the trip leads to something more, Erin couldn’t be happier...
  • Guarding Your Heart: Baytown Boys by Maryann Jordan

    Guarding Your Heart: Baytown Boys by Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sophie Bayles was devastated by grief when her beloved brother, a soldier, had been killed in action when she was a teenager. Guarding her heart, she left Baytown and the boy she had loved…her brother’s best friend. Callan Ward lucked out when he was assigned to the Coast Guard station in his hometown of Baytown...
  • Caleb by Dale Mayer

    Caleb by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For Caleb, returning to his hometown for his brother’s wedding should have been cause for a wonderful celebration. However, since his brother is marrying Caleb’s ex-wife, Caleb doesn’t want to go anywhere near the event. Yet Caleb returns, as his best friend, Laysha, is in the same town, and they are overdue a reunion. Plus Caleb’s been asked to look into a War Dog adopted out but now missing...
  • A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker

    A Third Moment in Time: A Collection of Short Stories by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A Third Moment in Time is a collection of stories by Susan Stoker, including 3 short stories that have been published previously in recent anthologies, a story written specifically for social media, and a brand new, never been published novella featuring a beloved character from the Silverstone series.The Bully: When a bully at school targets the seventh-grader, Annie Fletcher is on her own...
  • Wicked Truths by Jodi Ellen Malpas

    Wicked Truths by Jodi Ellen Malpas

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The second book in the brand new duology by the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of the This Man seriesA desperate passion, a dangerous love story...Eleanor Cole had no idea that when she met the charmingly irresistible Becker Hunt, she was putting her life on the line...
  • Devour by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Devour by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ian Pierce is the chef and part owner of the hottest restaurant in Cincinnati, his chosen family is full of happy relationships, and the scruffy, snarky cop who has been haunting his dreams is one step closer to being in his bed. But everything comes crashing down when the past he narrowly escaped nine years ago comes to a deadly head. Hollis Banner was enamored of Ian at first sight...
  • The Negotiator by Dee Henderson

    The Negotiator by Dee Henderson

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    FBI agent Dave Richman from Danger in the Shadows is back. He's about to meet Kate O'Malley, and his life will never be the same. She's a hostage negotiator. He protects people...
  • Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Lead Security by Evan Grace

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I’ve spent the last several years building my company, having zero time for a social life. I preferred it that way. After the mess my ex-wife left me with, I have no interest in anything remotely close to a relationship. Until I meet my daughter’s new next-door neighbor. Harley is kind, beautiful, and she’s also an erotic romance writer. To any man, she’s the perfect package...
  • Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens

    Ace of Spades by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two FBI agents struggle with desire in the shadow of a killer, in the third installment of Aces & Eights. Nate Gentry has been a rock for his two younger brothers since the day their mom walked out and left them with their abusive father. Now that they’ve grown up, he’s watched Alex and Court fall in love and settle down. But Nate isn’t made for romance. He keeps his relationships casual...
  • The Woman in the Back Room by Jessica Gadziala

    The Woman in the Back Room by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He hadn’t planned on being a part of the Family.Life had thrown a curve at him at a young age that made him reevaluate his path in life.And he chose out.But when tragedy strikes, awakening the need for revenge, he finds himself wanting back in. To the Family. The life. The people.Including a woman he never could have seen coming, one he never would have thought he’d want in his life...
  • Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rialto by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Someone has it out for Rialto.  Ian Banner is loving his hectic life. He’s newly married, ready to start a family, and opening a new restaurant. All his dreams are coming true. The last thing he needs is a problem with his restaurant.  But when one attack after another comes, he grows convinced he has another enemy...
  • Love Me Dead by Lisa Renee Jones

    Love Me Dead by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The next heart-racing Lilah Love story is coming. This installment to Lilah's series is a standalone. Women are dying. The killer wants to play a game with Lilah Love. Lilah doesn't play games, she doesn't submit to demands...
  • Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Tied Over by Mary Calmes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Josiah Redeker has been tied up, tied down, and just plain tied to Bodhi Callahan since the younger marshal was paired with him five years ago. It was an easy slide from partners to best friends, and though Bodhi wanted more, Josiah thought Bodhi could do far better than him...
  • Niro by Jessica Gadziala

    Niro by Jessica Gadziala

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    * You do not need to read the OG Henchmen to read this new series *Joining the MC had never been a question.Raised by an ex-cage-fighting member, Niro hadn’t seen any future for himself that didn’t involve bikes, guns, violence, and the brotherhood he’d learned to revere above all else. But joining the Henchmen meant he couldn’t have the only other thing in life he wanted.Andi...
  • She Can Scream by Melinda Leigh

    She Can Scream by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In one moment, high school teacher and single mother Brooke Davenport interrupts a vicious assault, saves a young woman’s life, and attracts the attention of a serial killer. Sixteen years ago, Brooke lost her roommate to a brutal murder. Now she teaches women’s self-defense, still trying to heal from the guilt and grief that plague her...
  • Claiming Alexis by Susan Stoker

    Claiming Alexis by Susan Stoker

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Nothing is more important to Blake Anderson than the work he does with his brothers at Ace Security. At least that’s what he thinks until he meets the fiercely independent Alexis Grant. The security firm’s new intern pushes all his buttons—and makes his temperature rise. But giving in to temptation might be risky business. Alexis can tell that Blake has his doubts about her ability to commit...
  • North's Nikki by Dale Mayer

    North's Nikki by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In what circumstance wouldn’t a knight want to rescue a damsel in distress? A former SEAL working for Legendary Securities, North Dockter has found the very circumstance that challenges even his stalwart, chivalrous ways. Nikki Beckwith is a firecracker who butts heads with him at every turn, refusing to follow orders or listen to his experience unless doing so suits her...
  • Xtreme Affairs by Em Petrova

    Xtreme Affairs by Em Petrova

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A scarred special operative meets his match with the woman determined to save him from himself.It was just a little accident—but it changed his life.Special Xtreme Ops team, River Hepburn wakes in the hospital to the sight of Sacha—his best friend’s little sister—watching over him. Their emotional bond over her brother’s death is undeniable, but he isn’t prepared to feel more...
  • When He's Dirty by Lisa Renee Jones

    When He's Dirty by Lisa Renee Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As a member of Walker Security, Adrian Ramos has found redemption for a walk on the dark side. For six years the former FBI agent was undercover in the notorious Texas Kings biker club. For six years he changed, he became one of them and when the bust happened, he didn't know who he was anymore...
  • Stand & Deliver by Rhenna Morgan

    Stand & Deliver by Rhenna Morgan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Live hard, f*ck harder and make their own rules. Those are the cornerstones the six Men of Haven bleed by, taking what they want, always watching each other’s backs and loving the women they claim with unyielding tenderness and fierce Security expert Beckett Tate has met his match in colleague Gia Sinclair. He longs to run his hands over each and every one of her lush curves...
  • Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Safeguard by Jane Henry

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A standalone entry in the NYC Doms seriesShe's feisty, gorgeous, impossible.Submissive.And all mine.I don't do half-assed relationships. When I set my sights on the most headstrong, tenacious submissive I've ever met, I'm all in. I'll show her the dark, sensual world she craves, dominate her, and leave her begging for more...
  • Treasure and Protect by Lori Ryan

    Treasure and Protect by Lori Ryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She's finished waiting. Cora Walker is tired of waiting for Justin Kensington to open his eyes and see that they could be great together. No worries. She's got a Man Plan, More specifically, a Get-Over-The-Man Plan. Or maybe she'll call it the Move-on Method. Whatever. It involves online dating and sorting through the losers to find her winner...
  • Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Ignite by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two of Noah’s Army buddies are dead. Someone has taken shots at Noah. And now Noah’s former lover, JB, is a target. Noah, Rowe, and JB team up to track down a killer trying to take out all of Noah’s old Army team in hopes of covering up a dark secret. But this trip to Washington, D.C. threatens to unravel the perfect life that Rowe and Noah have built over the past three years...
  • Goldie by Chiah Wilder

    Goldie by Chiah Wilder

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Goldie, Road Captain of the Night Rebels MC, loves women and women love him. He’s a simple man who only needs his Harley, whiskey, and women—in that order—in his life to make it hum. Being an officer of an outlaw motorcycle club, the women are more than willing to accommodate the blond, ripped, and tatted biker. His rule is simple: pleasure without commitment...
  • Watching Over You by Lori Foster

    Watching Over You by Lori Foster

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome back to Ridge Trail, Colorado! Get ready for the next book in Lori Foster’s thrilling McKenzies of Ridge Trail series.Detective Crosby Albertson has been tracking a criminal network. While investigating leads, he keeps crossing paths with members of the highly trained, suspiciously well-informed McKenzie family...
  • Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet

    Dealing Him In by Charlie Cochet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Play with fire, and you’ll get burned.Santos “Saint” Cavallero had his life all figured out when he married his high school sweetheart, joined the Navy, and became a SEAL. After years of being deployed, Saint comes home for good, only to discover his wife has fallen for another man. Now divorced and a bodyguard for Four Kings Security, Saint loves his job and his found family...
  • Never Say Never by Nicole Edwards

    Never Say Never by Nicole Edwards

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ryan Trexler has devoted his entire life to his family’s security business. And now that he’s slated to take over the reins for the company, RT knows that his life is only going to get more complicated. Add in the fact that he’s lusting over one of the men who works for him and RT knows that there are some serious tough times ahead...
  • Deadly Dorian by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Deadly Dorian by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Someone is trying to kill Marc Foster. Attempted poisoning was bad enough, but when the would-be killer messes with the brakes on Marc’s precious Porsche, the art dealer admits he needs help. He just wasn’t expecting help to be quite so dark and sexy. Royce Karras loves his job at Ward Security. He’s making up for a lifetime of bad decisions and a bloody past he’d rather forget...
  • Back in the Saddle by Kristen Ashley

    Back in the Saddle by Kristen Ashley

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jessie Wylde is on a secret mission. She’s trying to find her brother. She hasn’t told her friends; this is about family.She doesn’t think it’s dangerous.Eric Turner disagrees.Eric is a member of the Nightingale Investigations and Security team. Therefore, Eric knows what he’s talking about.Eric isn’t only badass, he’s also a seriously gorgeous guy, and Jessie has a huge crush on him...
  • Seduction in Session by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake

    Seduction in Session by Shayla Black, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The second Perfect Gentlemen novel from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Masters of Ménage series. Privileged, wealthy, and wild: they are the Perfect Gentlemen of Creighton Academy. But the threat of a scandal has one of them employing his most deceptive—and seductive—talents… Recruited into the CIA at a young age, Connor Sparks knows how dirty the world can be...
  • One to Keep by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    One to Keep by Sophie Oak, Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Re-released in a second edition with new content. Stefan Talbot likes order and control. He approaches his life with the same meticulous precision that he uses to put paint on his canvas. Nothing good comes from chaos, and that is why he has refused to allow himself to get close to Jennifer Waters. They are like fire and ice. Though she is younger, her talent as an artist is unquestionable...
  • Lennox by Dale Mayer

    Lennox by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Planning to meet his sister in Germany, but, when she’s a no-show, Lennox has his first inkling that trouble has come home in a big way … When his sister and her best friend go missing, Lennox is determined to find and to keep his only family member safe … and her best friend. They were both doctors, traveling the globe with the UN. Lennox was proud of his sister’s accomplishments...
  • The Rogue by Kimberly Kincaid

    The Rogue by Kimberly Kincaid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The scars that cut deepest are the ones beneath the surface…Detective Addison Hale is a survivor. The armor she uses to hide her scars keeps her safe on the job, and holding people at arm’s length is a small price to pay when there’s a stalker on the loose.Especially since he’s after the sister of impulsive firefighter Ryan Dempsey, who she had a scorching-hot fling with two months ago...
  • Deadly Attraction by Misty Evans

    Deadly Attraction by Misty Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wildfire out of control…His twin brother is dead and the only way National Intelligence officer, Mitch Holden, is going to make it through the holidays is by staying focused on his latest SCVC Taskforce investigation—catching a homegrown terrorist with a penchant for arson. The terrorist has started a wildfire eating up thousands of acres of forest and putting dozens of people in danger...
  • Deadly Secrets by Misty Evans

    Deadly Secrets by Misty Evans

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ***Blacklist meets Criminal Minds Secrets can get you killed in this latest riveting release in the SCVC Taskforce romantic suspense series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Misty Evans. He killed my best friend when we were only girls…but I got away. Now he’s hunting me again. Well-renowned anthropologist and religious studies expert, Dr...
  • Reaper's Till Death by Glenna Maynard

    Reaper's Till Death by Glenna Maynard

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s forbidden and too damn young for him, but he’ll have her until death do them part. Reaper The moment she steps off the bus wearing a belly top showing off her navel ring, I know she is pure trouble. Harley is a brat who needs a real man to put her in line. My Prez has decided I’m just the man for the job...
  • Exposed: An Edgars Family Novella by Suzanne Ferrell, Paul Boehmer

    Exposed: An Edgars Family Novella by Suzanne Ferrell, Paul Boehmer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    US Marshal Frank Castello is on medical leave and feeling restless. While at his friends' wedding, he finds himself attracted to Sydney Peele. Problem is, the cute, sassy blonde is the photographer for the wedding. Frank hates photographers. They're a hazard to his profession, especially when he's on witness protection duty...
  • Hold Tight by Hannah Shield

    Hold Tight by Hannah Shield

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He was supposed to be her wingman. She never planned to fall for him.A first date shouldn’t be so nerve-racking. But after a decade in a loveless marriage, Faith needs this new beginning. Thank goodness she has Tanner to play her wingman.But she never expects to start crushing on the former Navy SEAL instead of her date.Tanner can’t deny his feelings for his friend...
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